Temporal and spatial transients in turbulent boundary layer flow over an oscillating wall

Direct numerical simulations have been performed to study the effect of an oscillating segment of the wall on a turbulent boundary layer flow. Two different oscillation amplitudes with equal oscillation period have been used, which allows a direct comparison between a relatively weak and strong forc...

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Main Author: Skote, M.
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1042622023-03-04T17:20:41Z Temporal and spatial transients in turbulent boundary layer flow over an oscillating wall Skote, M. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Fluid mechanics Direct numerical simulations have been performed to study the effect of an oscillating segment of the wall on a turbulent boundary layer flow. Two different oscillation amplitudes with equal oscillation period have been used, which allows a direct comparison between a relatively weak and strong forcing of the flow. The weaker forcing results in 18% drag reduction while the stronger forcing, with twice the amplitude, yields 29% drag reduction. The downstream development of the drag reduction is compared with earlier simulations and experiments. In addition, a simulation with identical oscillation parameters as in previous numerical and experimental investigations allows for an estimation of the effect of the Reynolds number on the drag reduction. Reductions in the Reynolds stresses and the important role that the edge of the Stokes layer has is explained. An estimation of the idealized power consumption shows that a positive energy budget is only possible for the weaker wall velocity case. Spatial and temporal transients are investigated and a transformation between spatial and temporal coordinates via a convection velocity is shown to facilitate a comparison between the two transients in a consistent manner. The streamwise shear exhibits a similar monotonic behavior in the spatial and temporal transients, while the non-monotinic temporal transient of the longitudinal Reynolds stress has no counterpart in the spatial development. Furthermore, the evolution in time of the spanwise Reynolds stress is very similar to previously reported channel flow data. The instantaneous spanwise velocity profile (only averaged in the homogeneous spanwise direction) will for the first time be presented from a boundary layer over an oscillating wall, and comparisons with the analytical solution to the laminar Navier–Stokes equations show very good agreement. Accepted version 2014-05-30T06:29:33Z 2019-12-06T21:29:18Z 2014-05-30T06:29:33Z 2019-12-06T21:29:18Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Skote, M. (2012). Temporal and spatial transients in turbulent boundary layer flow over an oscillating wall. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 38, 1-12. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104262 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19476 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2012.08.004 174066 en International journal of heat and fluid flow © 2012 Elsevier Inc. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Elsevier Inc. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org.ezlibproxy1.ntu.edu.sg/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2012.08.004]. application/pdf
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Temporal and spatial transients in turbulent boundary layer flow over an oscillating wall
description Direct numerical simulations have been performed to study the effect of an oscillating segment of the wall on a turbulent boundary layer flow. Two different oscillation amplitudes with equal oscillation period have been used, which allows a direct comparison between a relatively weak and strong forcing of the flow. The weaker forcing results in 18% drag reduction while the stronger forcing, with twice the amplitude, yields 29% drag reduction. The downstream development of the drag reduction is compared with earlier simulations and experiments. In addition, a simulation with identical oscillation parameters as in previous numerical and experimental investigations allows for an estimation of the effect of the Reynolds number on the drag reduction. Reductions in the Reynolds stresses and the important role that the edge of the Stokes layer has is explained. An estimation of the idealized power consumption shows that a positive energy budget is only possible for the weaker wall velocity case. Spatial and temporal transients are investigated and a transformation between spatial and temporal coordinates via a convection velocity is shown to facilitate a comparison between the two transients in a consistent manner. The streamwise shear exhibits a similar monotonic behavior in the spatial and temporal transients, while the non-monotinic temporal transient of the longitudinal Reynolds stress has no counterpart in the spatial development. Furthermore, the evolution in time of the spanwise Reynolds stress is very similar to previously reported channel flow data. The instantaneous spanwise velocity profile (only averaged in the homogeneous spanwise direction) will for the first time be presented from a boundary layer over an oscillating wall, and comparisons with the analytical solution to the laminar Navier–Stokes equations show very good agreement.
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title Temporal and spatial transients in turbulent boundary layer flow over an oscillating wall
title_short Temporal and spatial transients in turbulent boundary layer flow over an oscillating wall
title_full Temporal and spatial transients in turbulent boundary layer flow over an oscillating wall
title_fullStr Temporal and spatial transients in turbulent boundary layer flow over an oscillating wall
title_full_unstemmed Temporal and spatial transients in turbulent boundary layer flow over an oscillating wall
title_sort temporal and spatial transients in turbulent boundary layer flow over an oscillating wall
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